The Music for the Royal Fireworks (HWV 351) was composed by George Frideric Handel in 1749 under contract of George II of Great Britain for the fireworks in London's Green Park on 27 April 1749. The Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (abbreviated as HWV) is the Catalogue of Handel's Works. Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a George II (George Augustus 10 November 1683 &ndash 25 October 1760 was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Green Park (officially The Green Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a It was to celebrate the end of the War of the Austrian Succession and the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748 involved nearly all the powers of Europe The second Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ( Aachen) of 1748 ended the War of the Austrian Succession.
The performing musicians were in a specially constructed building which had been designed by Servandoni, a theatre designer. Jean-Nicolas Servan, also known as Giovanni Niccolò Servando or Servandoni ( May 2, 1695 - January 19, 1766) was a The music provided a background for the royal fireworks. However the display was not as successful as the music. The enormous wood building caught fire due to the fall of the bas relief of George II. A bas-relief (baʁəljɛf in French; French for "low relief" derived from the Italian basso rilievo) or low relief is a Sculpture However, the music had been performed publicly six days earlier, on 21 April 1749 when there was a full rehearsal of the music at Vauxhall Gardens. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Vauxhall Gardens /vɒks'ɔl/ was a pleasure garden, one of the leading venues for public entertainment in London, England from the mid 17th century to Over twelve thousand people, each paying 2s 6d, rushed for it, causing a three-hour traffic jam of carriages, after the main route to the area south of the river was closed (after the new London Bridge's central arch collapsed and it had to be closed). London Bridge is a Bridge between the City of London and Southwark in London, England, over the River Thames. The work is in five movements:
- Overture: Adagio, Allegro, Lentement, Allegro
- Bourrée[1]
- La paix[2]: Largo alla siciliana
- La réjouissance: Allegro[3]
- Menuet I/II
When published, Handel wished to present the work as an overture, but royal moves had it given the title Music for the Royal Fireworks as propaganda in favour of an otherwise unpopular Treaty and monarch. Overture ( French ouverture meaning opening in Music is the instrumental introduction to a Dramatic choral or occasionally This article is about various types of dance and music called "bourrée" A minuet, sometimes spelled menuet, is a Social dance of French origin for two persons usually in 3/4 time. Overture ( French ouverture meaning opening in Music is the instrumental introduction to a Dramatic choral or occasionally [4]
Instrumentation
It was originally scored for a large ensemble consisting of 24 oboes, 12 bassoons (including contrabassoon), nine trumpets, nine french horns, three pairs of kettledrums, and an unspecified number of side drums. "Hautbois" redirects here for the strawberry variety see Hautbois strawberry. The bassoon is a Woodwind instrument in the Double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and Tenor registers and occasionally The contrabassoon is a larger version of the Bassoon sounding an octave lower Timpani (also known colloquially as kettledrums or kettle drums) are Musical instruments in the percussion family The snare drum is a Drum with strands of snares made of curled metal wire metal cable plastic cable or gut cords stretched across the a drumhead typically The version most commonly played today was adapted by Handel for the Foundling Hospital, and consists of a more traditional ensemble of strings and winds. The Foundling Hospital in London, England was founded in 1739 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram. Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351.
The only extant autograph manuscript is the latter adaptation. In addition to the contrabassoon, the manuscript calls for the serpent to double the bass line. A serpent is a bass Wind instrument, descended from the Cornett, and a distant ancestor of the Tuba, with a mouthpiece like a Brass However, at some point, the serpent's name was crossed out. It is not known whether the earliest performances included the serpent. Even so, it is used in at least one recording of the Royal Fireworks. [5]
References
- ^ Referencing the sounds of war and military music.
- ^ Referring to the Peace brought by the Treaty
- ^ Happy music celebrating the peace
- ^ Penny London Post newspaper from 1749 reporting on the display and the music
- ^ Martin Pearlman, in the liner notes to "Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Water Music", by the Boston Baroque, for the Telarc label.
External links
- Score (E-book) of Fireworks Music (ed. Friedrich Chrysander, Leipzig 1886)
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